Nuijamaa

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{{lang|sv|Nuijamaa kommun}}

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|image_skyline = Nuijamaa border crossing 2017 03 (cropped).jpg

|image_caption = The car traffic on the Finnish side of the Russian border at the Nuijamaa Border Crossing Point in 2017

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|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

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|subdivision_name1 = South Karelia

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|subdivision_name3 = Kymmene län

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|population_total = 1199

|population_as_of = 1988

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Nuijamaa ({{IPA|fi|ˈnui̯jɑˌmɑː|lang}}; literally translated the "club land") is a former municipality in the province of South Karelia in Finland. The municipality had {{formatnum:1199}} inhabitants and an area of 136 km² in 1988. Nuijamaa was a Finnish-speaking municipality. Nuijamaa bordered the municipalities of Lappee, Lappeenranta, Lauritsala, Taipalsaari, Lemi, Luumäki, Ylämaa, and Joutseno. It also shared a border with Russia. It is {{convert|26|km}} from Nuijamaa to the city center of Lappeenranta and {{convert|39|km}} to the medieval town of Vyborg, Russia.

Before the Winter War, Nuijamaa had an area of {{cvt|356|km²}}. With the Continuation War in 1944, {{cvt|220|km²}} of the municipality was ceded to Russia. In 1975, an international border with Russia opened in Nuijamaa. The total crossings in 2007 were over 1.7 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.raja.fi/tietoa/rajavartiolaitos_lukuina|title=Rajavartiolaitos lukuina - Rajavartiolaitos|website=raja.fi|language=fi}}

Nuijamaa was incorporated into Lappeenranta in 1989.[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5342127 Kanava ja raja ovat olleet työn ja identiteetin rakentajia Nuijamaalla] – Yle (in Finnish)